PIB Summaries 19 July 2022
CONTENTS Goods and Services Tax (GST) Prime Minister’s National Relief Fund(PMNRF) Goods and Services Tax (GST) Focus: GS II- Indian Economy Why in News? Customers will have to pay a 5% Goods and Services Tax (GST) on pre-packed, labelled food items such as atta, paneer and curd, besides hospital rooms with rents above ₹5,000. What […]
PIB Summaries 16 July 2022
CONTENTS Mission Shakti scheme Platform of Platforms (POP) Mission Shakti Scheme Focus: GS II- Welfare schemes Why in News? Recently, the Ministry of Women and Child Development has issued detailed guidelines for the ‘Mission Shakti’ scheme. About Mission Shakti Over the course of the 15th Finance Commission, from 2021–2022 to 2025–2026, “Mission Shakti” was introduced. As an umbrella […]
PIB Summaries 15 July 2022
CONTENTS Monkeypox Disease BIMSTEC Monkeypox Disease Focus: GS II- Health Why in News? The first case of monkeypox was confirmed in India on July 14, after a person who had returned to Kerala from abroad developed symptoms of the disease. About Monkeypox: Monkeypox is a viral zoonotic disease with symptoms similar to smallpox, although with less clinical severity. […]
PIB Summaries 14 July 2022
CONTENTS National Mission for Clean Ganga Jal Jeevan Mission National Mission for Clean Ganga Focus: GS III- Environment Why in News? Recently, The 43rd meeting of the Executive Committee of National Mission for Clean Ganga (NMCG) was held. About National Mission for Clean Ganga (NMCG) National Mission for Clean Ganga (NMCG) was registered as a society […]
PIB Summaries 13 July 2022
CONTENTS Election Commission of India Pradhan Mantri Fasal Bima Yojana (PMFBY) Election Commission of India Focus: GS II- Polity and Governance Why in News? The Election Commission of India started the distribution and dispatch of designated ballot boxes, ballot papers, special pens, and other sealed election materials to the State Legislative Assembly Secretariats including the […]
PIB Summaries 12 July 2022
CONTENTS Open Acreage Licensing Programme NITI Aayog Open Acreage Licensing Programme Focus: GS III- Industry and Infrastructure (Industrial Policy, Infrastructure, Government Policies and Interventions) Why in News? Recently, the Government of India has launched the OALP Bid Round-VIII, offering 10 blocks for International Competitive Bidding. Open Acreage Licensing Programme (OALP) The Hydrocarbon Exploration and Licensing […]
PIB Summaries 11 July 2022
CONTENTS National Internet Exchange of India Kisan Credit Card National Fish Farmers day National Apprenticeship Mela 2022 National Internet Exchange of India Focus: GS III- Science and Technology Why in News? Two new Internet Exchange points (IXP) of NIXI were inaugurated at Durgapur and Bardhman. About NIXI The National Internet Exchange of India (NIXI) is […]
PIB Summaries 09 July 2022
CONTENTS National Monuments Authority PARIMAN National Monuments Authority Focus: GS II- Polity and Governance Why in News? NMA has recommended that Sankalp Bhumi Banyan tree campus in Vadodara, where Dr. Ambedkar had taken a resolve to eradicate untouchability on 23th September, 1917 be declared as Monument of National Importance. NMA has also recommended a place in […]
PIB Summaries 08 July 2022
CONTENTS Sri Ramanujacharya PM SVANidhi BRICS Mission Vatsalya Scheme Sri Ramanujacharya Focus: GS I- History Why in News? Union Home and Cooperation Minister unveiled the Statue of Peace of Swami Ramanujacharya in Srinagar in Jammu and Kashmir through video conferencing. About Ramanuja (c. 1017 – 1137 CE) Ramanuja, reformer and Vaishnavite saint was born at […]
PIB Summaries 07 July 2022
CONTENTS Dr. Syama Prasad Mookerjee Ek Bharat Shreshtha Bharat Dr. Syama Prasad Mookerjee Focus: GS I- Personalities in News Why in News? The Prime Minister has remembered contributions of Dr. Syama Prasad Mookerjee and has paid rich tributes to him on his Jayanti. About Dr. Syama Prasad Mookerjee Shyama Prasad Mukherjee was born in a […]